cessnaace Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I've really been wanting an Atari 5200, but what has held me back are the controllers with their infamous poor build quality. I've done some searching online and found a couple of alternatives. Forgive me if their old news, but I think that it'd be great if these were offered for sell through the AtariAge Store. Not as kits but fully built and ready to use. Alternative 1 RetroRGB Controller It looks nice, but what's the build quality like? It appears that this controller can be purchased either in kit form or ready to use. Alternative 2 Atari Jaguar to 5200 Conversion Controller Looks comfy. I've always liked the Jaguar Controller, and $89.99 seems like a reasonable price. Which of these Controllers is best? Can't these controllers be offered via the AtariAge Store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Well both are sold out....so probably not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 20 hours ago, cessnaace said: I've really been wanting an Atari 5200, but what has held me back are the controllers with their infamous poor build quality. Just spruce up some CX52 controllers and you're good to go. The tinfoil method is a piece of cake and costs basically nothing. The controllers themselves are actually quite robust physically; it's the flex circuit/carbon contact tandem that causes so many problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessnaace Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 22 hours ago, stupus said: Well both are sold out....so probably not? The Jaguar Conversion Controller doesn't appear to be out of stock. In fact the site indicates that there are 3 In Stock and that it can be back-ordered. Or did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 It appears he does maybe have 3 left.....not exactly numbers though for Al to stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessnaace Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, stupus said: It appears he does maybe have 3 left.....not exactly numbers though for Al to stock. Perhaps not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Someone local to me has a 5200 with 2 sets of the wico with keypads. He wants 350 Canadian for everything though. I'm not a 5200 guy but that seems pricey to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessnaace Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 16 hours ago, AtariLeaf said: Someone local to me has a 5200 with 2 sets of the wico with keypads. He wants 350 Canadian for everything though. I'm not a 5200 guy but that seems pricey to me That's approx. $250 U.S. Dollars. Two sets of wico controllers make it a bit tempting, but I currently don't have that kind of money laying around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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